Frist says Sens. Corker, Alexander wrong about disability treaty

U.N. disability rights pact won't conflict with U.S. law, he says

5:35 AM,
Dec. 24, 2013

Former U.S. Sen. Bill Frist

Written by

Chas Sisk
| The Tennessean

Former U.S. Sen. Bill Frist said Monday that he disagrees with decisions by the state's current senators not to support a United Nations treaty on disability rights.

Frist said U.S. Sens. Bob Corker and Lamar Alexander are wrong to oppose the U.N. Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities because it will not conflict with United States law, including the 1990 Americans with Disabilities Act. Frist said the treaty is "non-self-executing," meaning it cannot create a legal cause of action or be the basis of a lawsuit.